Annuities
Annuity news and analysis, including coverage of annuity market regulatory, compliance and legislative issues.
5 social media apps that make networking easy
By David PortCalling all schmoozers: These apps make it easy to see and be seen virtually, that is.
December 05, 2012
Warning: Why FMOs will be extinct soonBe prepared to see an entire new wave of digital distribution advocates proudly donning the fresh and exciting new acronym, DMO." Just as all agents, all agencies, all broker-dealers and all insurance carriers have had to quickly adapt to the Internet revolution, expect the insurance distribution to have to follow...
December 04, 2012
What’s your employee satisfaction policy?To satisfy your customer, you must first satisfy your employees.
December 04, 2012
Show me the leads!Here's your guide to online annuity and life insurance lead generation services, including All Web Leads, Agent Recruiting Network, Leadbot, First Annuity Source and The Leads Are Free.
December 04, 2012
Beacon: fixed annuity sales decline in third quarterFixed annuity sales totaled $16.6 billion in the third quarter of 2012, down from $17.1 billion recorded in the second quarter of this year.
December 04, 2012
Woman on trial in killing of Florida lottery winnerActing as the victims financial advisor, Dorice Moore allegedly took control of his assets, including an expensive home and a $1.5 million annuity.
December 03, 2012
3 barriers to effective time managementThese mental traps could be the reason you struggle with time management.
December 03, 2012
FINRA keeping busy with enforcing annuity sales misdeedsSuitability sales issues continue to be an problem for an aging nation, and the NAIC has weighed in after a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report warning on suitability questions involving insurance and investment product sales to veterans.